打造眾多日本男神，「男團教父」傑尼斯社長喜多川去世

趣味 07-10

當地時間9日下午4時47分，培養了日本眾多重量級男星，以及諸多男性偶像組合的日本傑尼斯事務所社長Johnny喜多川（Johnny Kitagawa），因解離性腦動脈瘤破裂導致的蛛網膜下腔出血，在東京一所醫院去世，享年87歲。

據日媒報道，6月18日，喜多川因蛛網膜下腔出血，被緊急送往醫院。過去3周以來，眾多事務所所屬藝人紛紛探視彌留之際的喜多川。傑尼斯事務所發布訃告稱，他們像喜多川的「孩子」一樣，談論著他們與「男團教父」之間的點滴回憶。

「The time Johnny spent with them at the hospital was precious,」 the statement reads.

訃告中寫道:「約翰尼和他們在醫院度過的時光非常寶貴。」

「Wrapped in the love from his children, he closed the final curtain at 4:47 p.m. on July 9, 2019,」 the statement said.

訃告中說道:「2019年7月9日下午4點47分，他被孩子們的愛所環繞著，生命最後的帷幕落下了。」

One of his final wishes was that 「this world would continue to be peaceful and full of hope so that people could continue to enjoy entertainment,」 the company said.

他最後的願望之一是「這個世界將繼續和平，充滿希望，這樣人們就能繼續享受娛樂，」該傑尼斯事務所表示。

「We』d like to convey our appreciation to all the fans and concerned parties from the bottom of our hearts,」 the statement reads.

聲明中寫道:「我們要衷心向所有的歌迷和相關方面表達我們的感激之情。」

Johnny Kitagawa, mogul behind talent agency that launched numerous boy bands, dead at 87(via The Japan Times)

喜多川本名喜多川擴（Hiromu Kitagawa），1931年出生於美國洛杉磯。童年時期的喜多川多次隨家人輾轉於日本和美國之間，並於上世紀50年代定居日本。朝鮮戰爭其間，喜多川曾在美軍服役，教孤兒們英語。

1962年，喜多川受美國音樂電影《西區故事》的啟發，組建了4人男性組合「傑尼斯」，創立了「傑尼斯事務所」。

Over the years he honed a strategy of making sure the bands he created, after holding open casting calls to recruit and then train his musicians in singing and dancing, became cultural icons through a combination of appearances on television variety shows in addition to concerts and recording sales.

多年來，他制定了一項策略，通過公開招募，訓練招募者成為能歌善舞的歌手，除了開演唱會和銷售專輯，還在各類電視節目中出鏡，來確保他創建的樂隊成為文化偶像。

This pattern, which gave birth to groups such as SMAP, Arashi and Kinki Kids, among many others, is also widely followed in Korea"s mammoth K-pop industry.

這種模式催生了諸如SMAP、嵐和Kinki Kids等組合，甚至還被韓國龐大的流行音樂產業廣泛效仿。

Powerful Japanese Boy-Band Producer Kitagawa Dies at 87(via The New York Times)

喜多川打造的偶像數不勝數，光是已出道的日本主流偶像組合就有45個，約166人，而派生組合更是難以計數。傑尼斯事務所年收入超過1000億日元（約合人民幣62億元），被稱為「偶像帝國」。

Kitagawa was the holder of three Guinness World Records titles for producing the most No. 1 artists, the most No. 1 singles and the most concerts produced by an individual.

喜多川還曾獲得「擁有最多拿下銷量冠軍藝人的製作人」、「製作最多最暢銷單曲的人物」、「製作最多演唱會的人物」三項吉尼斯世界紀錄。

He recently worked as the executive producer for the Japanese movie "Shonentachi" released in March this year.

最近，他擔任了今年3月上映的日本電影《少年們》的執行製片人。

Johnny Kitagawa, mogul behind talent agency that launched numerous boy bands, dead at 87(via The Japan Times)

不過，喜多川也並非一帆風順。他曾被日本一周刊爆料性行為不端。

He was the subject of numerous allegations of sexual misconduct. In 1999, Japanese weekly magazine Shukan Bunshun published a series detailing accusations of child abuse and sexual exploitation made by several boys under his wing.

他曾背負多項性行為不端的指控。1999年，日本雜誌《文春周刊》發表了一系列關於他手下幾個男孩指控他虐待和性剝削兒童的報道。

However, he was never charged with any crimes on the basis of the allegations.

然而，他從未被起訴過任何基於這些指控的罪名。

Kitagawa sued the Shukan Bunshun and was awarded damages, but the judgment was partially overturned on appeal with the court ruling the magazine had sufficient reason to publish the allegations of sexual misconduct. A subsequent Supreme Court appeal by Kitagawa was rejected.

喜多川起訴了《文春周刊》，並被判獲得賠償損失，但該判決在上訴中被部分推翻，法院裁定，該雜誌有充分理由發布有關喜多川不當性行為的指控。隨後喜多川向最高法院提出的上訴被駁回。

Japanese entertainment mogul Johnny Kitagawa dies at age 87(via TheMainichi)